Off the Road

Off the Road

Our ‘Off the Road’ webinar series allows you to engage with our Technical and Investment teams from afar as they deliver a wealth of useful technical and market-related content.

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Welcome to our 'Off the Road' series

Our 'Off the Road' tour delivers a series of technical and investment webinars straight to your PC, so you can keep adding to your industry knowledge from home or your office.

Whether new to the industry, or an experienced adviser looking for a refresher on some of the finer details, these sessions will put you in a strong position to ensure you’re kept up to date with the latest technical and market changes.

So grab a drink and settle in for some structured CPD time. 

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Freezing the lifetime allowance
Rachel Vahey
Senior Technical Consultant
AJ Bell

This week, Senior Technical Consultant Rachel Vahey is back addressing the fallout from freezing the lifetime allowance (LTA). 

During this session, Rachel will provide an overview on how the LTA works and how charges are applied before discussing the effects freezing the allowance will have. Rachel will conclude by providing different approaches clients could take to mitigate potential problems. 

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Ethical investing comes of age?
Laura Suter
Personal Finance Analyst
AJ Bell

Ethical investing, or ESG (‘Environmental, Social, and Governance’), has been a buzzword on the edges of the investment industry for decades, but now we’re starting to see people use their savings to back their ethics – with flows into ethical investment strategies starting to rise.

Our Personal Finance Analyst, Laura Suter, takes a look at what’s driving this trend, who the investors are who are backing these strategies and what their goals are. And as more money is drawn into ethical investing, how are investment companies responding? Do we all need to be wary of greenwashing and cynical grabs for assets?

About Laura

COVID-19: Where are the markets now?
Ryan Hughes
Head of Active Portfolios
AJ Bell Investments

This week, Head of Active Portfolios Ryan Hughes takes a look at what has been happening to the global markets during these unprecedented times.

During this session, Ryan will cover the new policy announced by the Federal Reserve and where this all leaves the property market, before providing a roundup of his market outlook for the coming months.

 

About Ryan

Lifetime allowance protection
Charlene Young
Senior Technical Consultant
AJ Bell

Senior Technical Consultant Charlene Young will continue with the theme of transitional protection, this time moving onto the various types of lifetime allowance protection.

With seven different types of lifetime allowance protection to navigate, as well as enhancement factors, this will be a fast-paced technical session that includes calculations and case studies to bring the rules to life.

 

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Active vs passive - the perennial debate
Speakers - Ryan Hughes & Matt Brennan
Heads of Active & Passive Portfolios
AJ Bell

Our Head of Active Portfolios, Ryan Hughes, and Head of Passive Portfolios, Matt Brennan, go head to head (or rather, screen to screen, in this new normal that we’re living in!) for the age-old active vs passive debate.

During this dual-presenter session, we’ll hear the case for active and passive management; discuss how to separate the skilful from the lucky; and examine why to take into consideration the importance of fund selection. To conclude, Matt and Ryan will provide their thoughts on what can be an emotive subject – where opinions are often presented as facts.

 

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Tackling COVID
Mark Cueto
Commercial Director
Sale Sharks

For the run in to Christmas, we thought that it may be appropriate to try something a little different – something that possibly focuses less on the impact of annual allowance planning or the interplay between pensions and divorce.

With this in mind, we are changing direction a touch and extending a special invitation for all advisers who use AJ Bell Investcentre to attend an exclusive webinar with Sale Sharks.

Over the last year, we have all had to adapt in order to cope with the many challenges thrown up by the coronavirus. This inspirational webinar is an opportunity to see how members of an elite sporting team have tackled the very real challenges and obstacles that the virus has placed in their way.

In addition to a Q&A featuring Mark Cueto, Sam Hill, Josh Beaumont and Marland Yarde, you will be able to hear how the team has sought to keep team morale up during the pandemic. Plus some great tips for keeping a motivated mind set and staying fit during lockdown.

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From Pfizer to freedom
Laith Khalaf
Financial Analyst
AJ Bell

Financial Analyst Laith Khalaf joins us for another ‘Off the Road’ webinar to ask whether the reopening trade has run out of steam.

During this session, Laith looks at the FTSE 100 since the vaccine rollout; equity fund sales by region; the most popular funds with DIY and advised investors; and the factors affecting inflation. Laith will also cover the Budget 2021 policy set out by HM Treasury – shining a light on uncosted spending.

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Centralised Retirement Propositions
Kevin Doran
Chief Investment Officer
AJ Bell Investments

Chief Investment Officer Kevin Doran is back and this time he’s looking at the case for Centralised Retirement Propositions (CRPs).

With over a third of those who take financial advice already in retirement, Kevin will talk us through client spending patterns in later life, longevity and sequencing risks – and how the pieces all fit together to build an investment strategy.

About Kevin

Pensions policy update
Tom Selby
Senior Analyst
AJ Bell

It’s all change again for pensions following the latest Budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the passing of the Pension Schemes Act into law.

Our Senior Analyst, Tom Selby, picks through to find the key changes that could affect your clients and looks at what the future may hold for savers.

About Tom

Cryptocurrency
Russ Mould, Kevin Doran, Terry McGivern
Investment specialists
AJ Bell

In this 45-minute webinar, our investment experts drill down into the controversial subject of cryptocurrency. 

Managing Director and CIO Kevin Doran and Fund Manager Terry McGivern debate whether there is an investment case and outline some potential pitfalls and options to avoid, mediated by Investment Director Russ Mould. 

Topics discussed include the relationship between the blockchain and cryptos; the differences between different cryptos; new cryptos; Ponzi schemes; and common theories of links to organised crime. Regulation, value and the future of cryptocurrency are also discussed. Don’t miss this one-stop shop of insight. 
 

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Platform market update
Marcus Paradiuk
Business Development Manager
AJ Bell Investcentre

Marcus will deliver a short Platform market overview, before outlining how the AJ Bell Investcentre platform can assist during the 'At Retirement' phase. 

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Generating sustainable income in retirement
Matt Brennan
Head of Investment Management
AJ Bell Investments

Matthew will assess whether, after a turbulent year and ultra-low interest rates, it is possible to generate an attractive, sustainable income for retirement without taking excessive risk.

About Matt

Market outlook
Russ Mould
Investment Director
AJ Bell

Russ will provide his insight into the latest performance across investment markets and address the volatile
activity and factors contributing to this. He’ll provide his thoughts on the outlook for the rest of the year and into
2022.

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Technical roundup
Lisa Webster
Senior Technical Consultant
AJ Bell

Lisa will have a ook at he latest industry news, where we are up to terms of Budget rumours and what measure might be put in place to deal with the COVID debt  This will include a round-up on FCA related matters and what it all means for advisers and their clients, with a look to what's coming down the line. 

About Lisa

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